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The War in Iraq |
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From starting the war in Iraq partly based on non-existing WMDs to the implementation without a proper post-war plan for the country
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Credit Crisis |
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By de-regulating the financial institutions and not trying to counter the sub prime crisis or the real estate bubble in time
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Violation of human rights |
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Waterboarding, Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, transporting detainees to torture sites and regimes in Eastern Europe and the middle east. There have been many cases to coose from.
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Hurricane Katrina |
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A domestic screw-up where the top-level responsibility for having appointed incompetent people and by not responding to the crisis in the best way |
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Global warming |
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Denying that global warming could be man-made, dismissing the Kyoto-treaty and other important initiatives and reports
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Foreign Affairs |
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Having left America more isolated in the world, weakened the UN and not progressed towards solutions in troubled regions.
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Gonzalez-gate |
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Firing US Attorneys based on political motives
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Enron and California Power crisis |
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Involvement in the Enron scandal and not intervening in the California power crisis out of political reasons
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Valerie Plame - Scooter Libby Spy affair |
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The Plamegate affair |
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Steering the US automotive industry into bankruptcy |
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The Bush tax break for heavy trucks seems to contradict other national goals, such as improving vehicle fuel efficiency. A more economical fleet would aid two important national goals: reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil and cutting greenhouse gasses. In addition the competitiveness of the US automotive industry is sufering now as focus was not on fuel efficient models. |
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